page_title: Wilford Woodruff
section_title: President of the Church
hierarchical_section_title: Wilford Woodruff / President of the Church
caption_attribution_description: English: Studio portrait of Wilford Woodruff. Albumen print, original size 4.25×6.5in.
context_page_description: Wilford Woodruff Sr. was an American religious leader who served as the fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1889 until his death. He formally ended the practice of plural marriage among the members of the LDS Church in 1890.
  Woodruff joined the Latter Day Saint church after studying Restorationism as a young adult. He met Joseph Smith in Kirtland, Ohio, before joining Zion's Camp in April 1834. He stayed in Missouri as a missionary, preaching in Arkansas and Tennessee before returning to Kirtland. He married his first wife, Pheobe, that year and served a mission in New England. Joseph Smith called Woodruff to be a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in July 1838, and he was ordained in April 1839. Woodruff served a mission in England from 1839 until 1841, leading converts from England to Nauvoo. Woodruff was away promoting Joseph Smith's presidential campaign during Joseph Smith's death. After returning to Nauvoo, he and Phoebe travelled again to England, where Woodruff preached and supported local members.
caption: Wilford Woodruff ca. 1875–1890
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